Anna Wilhelmina Hanson

Female12 March 1874–26 October 1918

Brief Life History of Anna Wilhelmina

Anna Wilhelmina Hanson was born on 12 March 1874, in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States. She married Frank W. Ferrin on 16 March 1899. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She died on 26 October 1918, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frank W. Ferrin
1876–1943
Anna Wilhelmina Hanson
1874–1918
Marriage: 16 March 1899
Ralph Thomas Ferrin
1900–1976
Frank Westby Ferrin
1904–1975
Forrest Winfrey Ferrin
1907–1994
John Wilhelm Ferrin
1912–2002
Arthur Russell Ferrin
1915–1963

Sources (13)

  • Anna W Ferrin in household of Frank Ferrin, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Anna Wilhelmina Hanson - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth-name: Anna Wilhelmina Hanson
  • Anna W Hansen, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 March 1899

    • Children (5)

    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 1

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1877 · The First Workers Strike

    Age 3

    The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.

    1886

    Age 12

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    Name Meaning

    English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Hann or Hand + son; see Hand 5.

    Irish: variant of Hampson .

    Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Hansson .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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